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PATENTED APR. 14, 1908. 'T.- V.IGARLOOK. TABLE FOR CHEESE OU'TTERSAPPLICATION FILM) JULY 18. 1907.

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TABLE FOR CHEESE-CUTTERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 16, 1907.

Patented April 14, 1908.

Serial No. 384,085.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS V. GARLooK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Custer city, in the county of Custer and State of SouthDakota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tables forCheese-Cutters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in tables for cheese cutters,particularly to tables of that class having retaining knives or bladesto enter the cheese to secure it in position.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a construction wherebythe table carrying the cheese may be lifted out of engagement with theblades so thatthe body of cheese may be shifted on the table to centerit for accurate cuts, or removed from the table to allow the latter tobe cleaned.

A further object of the invention is to provide simple and efficientmeans for raising and lowering the table and holding the same in anelevated position.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which I Figure 1 is a top plan view of a table for cheesecutters embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section thereof on line 22 of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a detail view of the cam. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2,showing a modification in the means for raising and lowering the table.Fig. 5 is a detail view of a portion of the base, showing the guide slotfor the outer end of the lever shown in Fig. 4 and themeans for lockingthe lever to hold the table elevated.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1represents a base, comprising, as shown, a horizontal plate providedwith a depending supporting flange 2, in lieu of which supporting legsof any preferred construction may be used.

Arranged above the base is a table or platform 3, which may be made ofwood, metal or any other suitable material. This table or platform isprovided with radially disposed slots 4 for the passage of similarlyarranged cheese-holding knives or blades 5 carried by a rotating holder6 disposed below the table and between the same and platform 1. Theholder 6 preferably comprises a plate of skeleton form having a hub 7, arim 8 and a series of radially arranged connecting arms 9, the rim beingarranged to contact with the base and platform. The blades 5 are fixedin any suitable manner to' certain of the radial arms 9 and projectupwardly through the slots 4 in the table and preferably have theirupper ends tapering to points to readily enter the base of the cheese.The body of cheese rests upon the platform 3 and is held from movementthereon by the knives, as will be readily understood.

Secured to the center of the underside of the table 3 is a plate 10 fromwhich depends a circular stud or post 11 passing through openings 12 and13 in the base and holder, and extending a suflicient distance below thebase to guide and center the table in its movements, and to support thesame in an elevated position above the knives 5. When the table is inlowered position, both it and the holder 6, which are connected forsimultaneous movement by the knives 5, rotate on the post 11, thusenabling the body of cheese to be turned to any position for the purposev of cutting off a portion or segment thereof.

In order to enable the table to be elevated independently of the holderso that the cheese can be released from the knives to permit it to beadjusted on the table or removed therefrom, suitable means are providedfor use in connection with the post 11 to raise and lower the table andhold the same in an ele vated position.

In the form of raising and lowering means shown in Figs. 1 and 2, thebase 1 is provided with a pair of depending parallel ears 14 arranged onopposite sides of the post and form ing bearings for the inner end of ashaft 15, said shaft being journaled at its outer end in the flange 2 ofthe base and provided with a hand wheel 16 by which it may beconveniently turned. Keyed or otherwise fixed to the shaft between theflanges 14 is a cam 17 bearing peripherally against the underside of thepost 11, whereby upon turning the shaft in one direction or the other,the table may be raised or lowered. The extent of upward movement of thetable is sufiioient to raise its upper surface above the knives 5, asindicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, whereby the cheese may be freedfrom connection with the knives and turned to center it for the purposeof cutting an accurate slice, or removed in order that the upper surfaceof the table may be cleaned. 'The table itself may be the table in anyobvious manner.

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conveniently removed when desired for a thorough cleaning in an obviousmanner. The highest point of the periphery of the cam is formed with aflattened surface 18 which is adapted to bear squarely against the lowerend of the post 11, whereby the shaft may beheld from turning and thetable held or locked in an elevated position for any desired length oftime. The spider 6 is provided with a circumferential flange 6 engagedby overhanging guide and retaining clips 6 upon the base. These clipsallow the s ider to freely turn but by bearing on the ange prevent thespider from being elevated with the table in the event that the knivestend to hang in the cheese when the table is elevated.

In Figs. 4 and 5 I have shown a different means for raising and loweringthe table, which may be employed independently of the cam mechanismshown in Figs. 1 and 2 or in conjunction therewith, as desired. Theraising and lowering means disclosed in Figs. 4 and 5 embodies a lever19 centrally fulcrumed on a pin 20 carried by ears 21 de- The inner endof this lever is arranged to bear upon the lower end of the post 11,while the outer end thereofextends to the exterior through a slot 22formed in the flange 2, thus enabling the lever to swing vertically toraise and lower Beyond the flange the power end of the lever is formedwith a finger piece 23 to permit of its convenient adjustment, and, asshown, the slot 22 is formed at its base with a lateral offset 24provided with a locking shoulder 25. When the finger piece of the lever23 is depressed the lever will be swung on its fulcrum to raise itsinner arm, thus communicating upward motion to the table, and when thusadjusted it will be understood that by shifting the power end of thelever laterally, the portion thereof passing through the slot may bemoved into the offset 24 underneath the shoulder 25 which latter willhold the power end of the lever against upward or return movement andthus maintain the table in an The lever may be released in an obviousmanner when it is desired to. lower the table.

It will thus be seen that the invention provides a simple constructionof table of the character described, by which the platform may be raisedout of contact with the holding knives to permit the table to be turnedindependently of the knives for the adjustment of the cheese to acentered position to secure an accurate cut, or for the release andready removal of the cheese in order that the table may be convenientlycleaned.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. A device of the character described comprising a base, a tablemounted to rotate upon the base and provided with slots, a

holder comprisin a plate disposed directly between the tab e and baseand provided with cheese holding blades extending upwardly through saidslots, said holder being formed with a peripheral rim having a dependingportion resting upon the base and provided with an outwardly extendingflange, guiding-and retaining clips comprising strips fixed at one endto the base and having their free ends bent upwardly over said flange,and means for raising and lowering the table.

2. A device of the character described comprisinga base havinga centralopening therein, a table arranged to rotate upon the base andprovidedwith slots, a holder comprising a plate disposed directlybetween the base and table, said plate being formed with a centralopening and a rim having upwardly and downwardly extending surfacessupport ing the table and bearing against the base, the downwardlyextending portion of the rim being formed with an outwardly extendingflange, retaining and guiding clips comprising strips fixed at one endto the base and having their free ends bent u wardly over such flange,cheese holding blac es carried by the plate and extending upwardlythrough the slots in the table, a post carried by the table andprojecting downwardly through openings in the holder and base, and meansupon the under side of the base to engage the post for raising andlowering the table.

3. A device of the character described comprising a base, a tabledisposed above the same, a holder arranged between the table and base, apost or stud secured to the table and extending downwardly looselythrough the holder and base, retaining knives'u on the holder projectingupwardly through s ots in the table, and a rotary cam carried by thebase and adapted to cooperate with the post to elevate the table.

4. A device of the character described, comprising a base having acentral opening therein, a rotary table arranged above the base andprovided with slots, a rotary holder arranged directly between the baseand table, said holder comprising a spider having a cen tral hubregistering with the opening in the base, a series of radial arms, and aperipheral rim formed with a depending portion resting on the base andprovided with an outwardly extending flange, holding blades carried bythe arms and proj ecting upwardly through the slots in the table, clipscomprising strips fixed at one end to the base and havingtheir free endsbent over said flange to retain the holder in guided connection with thebase, a post connected with the table and passing downward through theopening in the base and the hub of the holder, and means upon the baseand cooperating with said post for raising and lowering the table.

5. A device of the class described comprising a base, a rotary tablearran ed above the base, a rotary holder arranged? between the base andtable, said holder being provided with retaining blades extendingupwardly through slots in the table, a post extendin downwardly from thetable and journa ed in the base and holder, and a rotary cam supportedby the base and acting upon the post to raise and lower the table, saidcam having means to secure it from rotation and hold the post in anelevated position.

6. A device of the class described comprising a base, a rotary tablearranged above the base and provided with slots, a rotary holder arraned between the base and table and provided Withretaining bladesprojecting upwardly through said slots, a post extendin downwardly fromthe table and journaled in the base and holder, and cam mechanismsupported upon the base and operative to engage the post for raising andlowering the table.

7. A device of the class described comprising a base, a rotary tablearranged above the base and provided with slots, a rotary holderarranged between the base and table and having retaining bladesprojecting upwardly through said slots, a post depending from the tableand ournaled in the base and holder, a shaft j ournaled on the base, anda cam carried by said shaft, said cam being provided at the highestpoint of its acting surface with a flattened portion to hold the tablein an elevated position.

8. A device of the class described, comprising a base having a central 0ening therein, a table provided with radial s ots, a holder comprising aplate arranged directly between the base and table and having a centralopening registering with the openin in the base and provided with cheeseholing knives extending upwardly through the slots in the table,engaging means on the base and peri hery of the plate holding the latterin gui ed connection with the base, a post upon the table extendingdownwardly through said central openings in the base and holder, andmeans mounted upon the base and cooperating with the 0st whereby thetable may be raised and owered to retract and project the blades.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS V. GARLOCK.

Witnesses:

CHAs. ENDECOTT, S. E. AINsLIE.

